A key to the Asian cremastochiliform genera is given. Three synonymies are emphasized: Clinterocera Motschulsky (= Callynomes Westwood); Campsiura Hope (= Macroma Gory & Percheron); Spilophorus Schaum (= Pseudospilophorus Kraatz).A new synonymy is: Periphanesthes Kraatz (= Bonsiella Ruter). The authorship of one species is established: Praona niveosparsa (Mohnike). The publication dates of Westwood's Thesaurus Entomologicus Oxoniensis are discussed. The type-material of the Leiden museum is listed; six lectotypes are designated. Two new species are described and illustrated: Campsiura celebensis (Sulawesi) and Parapilinurgus hiekei (Assam).